Patterns of stomatal conductance among blue oak (Quercus douglasii) size classes and populations: Implications for seedling establishment

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 777-784

  Matzner, Steven L ^a   Rice, Kevin J ^b   Richards, James H ^b  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope ratios; Extractable soil water; Ontogenetic; Water potential; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ONTOGENY; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS DOUGLASII;

EID: 0042860055     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.11.777     Document Type: Article

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